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Dru C. Gladney writes in Yale Global: The recent release of Muslim Uyghur businesswoman Rebiya Kadeer from a Chinese prison on the eve of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s first official visit smoothed the trip. But it also highlighted the continuing tension between Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang and the Chinese government. In the wake […]
Read MoreAccording to People’s Daily: In recent years, Chinese standards of living have improved and China’s national strength has grown. Subsequently China’s voice carries more weight, which in turn enhances the government’s ability to recover lost historical relics. Yet there is also a growing global movement, as developing countries grow increasingly vociferous in their demands for […]
Read MoreFrom People’s Daily: The Chinese Health Ministry will launch a nationwide system to collect AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) information through the Internet from county health authorities this month, moving away from the old method of collecting paper reports that went through a hierarchy of authorities.
Read MoreAsia Times has two articles highlighting the relationship between China and India, The mother of all FTAs and India, China unite with flying colors: After years of diplomatic chill, India and China are in business with a vengeance. While Chinese goods ranging from firecrackers to refrigerators begin to flood India, Indian manufacturers and information technology […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters, via washingtonpost.com: Three U.S. private equity firms have agreed to invest $350 million in Lenovo Group Ltd., the top Chinese computer maker that is buying IBM’s personal computer business, the parties confirmed on Wednesday. Under terms of the deal, Texas Pacific Group (TPG) will invest $200 million, General Atlantic LLC will put up […]
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